Storm reports for April 26, 2012

Name: NOAA storm reports, United States, April 26, 2012
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 168 hail reports, 31 wind reports and 8 tornado reports in 15 states on April 26, 2012.

in 15 states; 207
Storm reports: About 30 miles from Knoxville, TN; 2.75 in
Largest hail: Near 46.87, -113.99, MT; 92 mph
Highest gust: Highest rating EF2, near 35.38, -88.71, TN; 8
Tornado reports

Hail, inches

0.75
1
1.5
2
2.5
3+

Dots: reports.

Wind report
Tornado and its path
Surveyed tornado path

Sources: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports; damage surveys from the NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit

Hail, inches

0.75
1
1.5
2
2.5
3+

Dots: reports.

Wind report
Tornado and its path
Surveyed tornado path

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on April 26, 2012 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report. NWS survey teams walked the shaded paths after the storm; each is drawn at the widest width they found, so it can look wider than the damage at any one spot.

Reports by hour

Hail168, most at 4 PM

Wind31, most at 5 PM

Tornado8, most at 2 AM

Reports per hour, Central time. Each row has its own scale.

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Rating	Where	Path
6:44 PM	EF2	Near 35.38, -88.71, TN	1.89 mi long, 200 yd wide
7:00 PM	EF0	About 18 miles from Nashville, TN	3.77 mi long, 100 yd wide
8:31 PM	EF0	About 27 miles from Colorado Springs, CO	0.35 mi long, 20 yd wide
2:44 AM	EF2	Near 38.12, -102.77, CO	6.2 mi long, 300 yd wide
2:49 AM	EF2	Near 37.99, -102.70, CO	2 mi long, 200 yd wide
2:58 AM	EF2	Near 38.03, -102.60, CO	19.06 mi long, 200 yd wide
3:35 AM	EF1	Near 38.41, -102.53, CO	2.23 mi long, 100 yd wide
3:40 AM	EF2	Near 38.48, -102.49, CO	0.65 mi long, 50 yd wide

Time	Size	Where
7:05 AM	1.0 in	About 50 miles from Chattanooga, TN
7:20 AM	1.0 in	About 38 miles from Chattanooga, TN
7:30 AM	0.75 in	About 45 miles from Knoxville, TN
7:35 AM	1.0 in	About 46 miles from Chattanooga, TN
7:35 AM	0.88 in	About 37 miles from Huntington, WV
7:40 AM	1.0 in	About 39 miles from Knoxville, TN
7:40 AM	0.88 in	About 9 miles from Asheville, NC
7:44 AM	0.88 in	About 13 miles from Asheville, NC
7:44 AM	0.88 in	About 36 miles from Huntington, WV
8:00 AM	0.75 in	About 54 miles from Asheville, NC
8:03 AM	0.75 in	About 28 miles from Columbus, OH
8:22 AM	0.75 in	About 18 miles from Hickory, NC

Show all 168 hail reports

Time	Size	Where
8:37 AM	1.0 in	Near 34.95, -83.76, GA
8:41 AM	0.75 in	About 33 miles from Spartanburg, SC
8:45 AM	0.88 in	Near 38.19, -101.29, KS
8:46 AM	0.75 in	Near 34.94, -83.47, GA
9:00 AM	0.75 in	About 59 miles from Greenville, SC
9:06 AM	0.75 in	About 26 miles from Charlotte, NC
9:23 AM	1.0 in	About 59 miles from Greenville, SC
12:19 PM	0.88 in	About 32 miles from Charlotte, NC
12:30 PM	2.75 in	About 30 miles from Knoxville, TN
12:51 PM	0.88 in	About 28 miles from Charlotte, NC
12:58 PM	1.0 in	About 24 miles from Charlotte, NC
1:06 PM	1.0 in	About 22 miles from Charlotte, NC
1:45 PM	0.75 in	About 19 miles from Charlotte, NC
1:54 PM	1.0 in	About 21 miles from Charlotte, NC
2:12 PM	1.0 in	About 11 miles from Asheville, NC
2:15 PM	0.88 in	About 9 miles from Asheville, NC
2:32 PM	0.88 in	About 8 miles from Asheville, NC
2:49 PM	0.75 in	Near 34.64, -79.90, SC
2:50 PM	1.0 in	About 21 miles from Asheville, NC
2:52 PM	1.0 in	Near 34.64, -79.89, SC
2:53 PM	1.0 in	About 31 miles from Lexington, KY
2:55 PM	1.0 in	About 46 miles from Fayetteville, NC
2:55 PM	1.0 in	About 51 miles from Fayetteville, NC
3:00 PM	2.5 in	About 38 miles from Lexington, KY
3:20 PM	1.0 in	About 43 miles from Fayetteville, NC
3:30 PM	1.0 in	About 39 miles from Myrtle Beach, SC
3:47 PM	1.25 in	About 52 miles from Nashville, TN
3:48 PM	0.88 in	About 45 miles from Huntington, WV
3:49 PM	1.0 in	About 60 miles from Lexington, KY
3:50 PM	1.75 in	Near 37.05, -84.99, KY
3:50 PM	1.25 in	About 47 miles from Knoxville, TN
3:55 PM	1.5 in	About 43 miles from Nashville, TN
3:55 PM	1.0 in	About 42 miles from Myrtle Beach, SC
4:00 PM	0.88 in	About 22 miles from Amarillo, TX
4:00 PM	1.25 in	About 46 miles from Huntington, WV
4:01 PM	1.25 in	Near 37.48, -83.33, KY
4:10 PM	0.75 in	About 15 miles from Clarksville, TN
4:11 PM	1.0 in	About 41 miles from Nashville, TN
4:12 PM	1.0 in	About 55 miles from Huntington, WV
4:12 PM	1.0 in	About 39 miles from Knoxville, TN
4:13 PM	0.88 in	About 44 miles from Knoxville, TN
4:15 PM	1.75 in	Near 37.27, -83.65, KY
4:20 PM	1.0 in	Near 36.93, -84.73, KY
4:21 PM	1.25 in	About 15 miles from Clarksville, TN
4:22 PM	1.75 in	About 41 miles from Nashville, TN
4:25 PM	1.75 in	Near 36.93, -84.78, KY
4:25 PM	1.0 in	About 54 miles from Asheville, NC
4:30 PM	0.75 in	About 13 miles from Hickory, NC
4:30 PM	0.88 in	About 18 miles from Wilmington, NC
4:32 PM	1.75 in	About 44 miles from Nashville, TN
4:32 PM	1.0 in	About 12 miles from Amarillo, TX
4:35 PM	1.25 in	About 12 miles from Amarillo, TX
4:39 PM	1.0 in	Near 37.03, -84.21, KY
4:39 PM	1.0 in	In Amarillo, TX
4:40 PM	0.75 in	Near 35.80, -88.77, TN
4:43 PM	1.0 in	About 47 miles from Asheville, NC
4:45 PM	1.75 in	Near 37.58, -81.55, WV
4:45 PM	1.0 in	Near 37.60, -81.62, WV
4:45 PM	0.88 in	Near 37.58, -81.53, WV
4:50 PM	1.75 in	About 46 miles from Asheville, NC
4:51 PM	1.75 in	About 43 miles from Nashville, TN
4:53 PM	1.0 in	Near 35.70, -88.90, TN
4:55 PM	1.0 in	About 46 miles from Knoxville, TN
4:58 PM	1.0 in	About 23 miles from Nashville, TN
5:00 PM	1.0 in	Near 37.16, -83.37, KY
5:00 PM	0.88 in	Near 35.69, -88.86, TN
5:02 PM	1.0 in	About 47 miles from Asheville, NC
5:09 PM	1.25 in	Near 36.87, -83.87, KY
5:12 PM	0.75 in	Near 37.48, -81.33, WV
5:12 PM	1.5 in	About 46 miles from Asheville, NC
5:15 PM	1.0 in	About 52 miles from Kingsport, TN
5:16 PM	1.25 in	Near 36.87, -83.87, KY
5:17 PM	0.88 in	About 15 miles from Amarillo, TX
5:25 PM	0.88 in	About 41 miles from Asheville, NC
5:28 PM	0.75 in	About 48 miles from Nashville, TN
5:28 PM	1.25 in	Near 37.37, -81.10, WV
5:29 PM	1.0 in	Near 37.55, -102.62, CO
5:30 PM	1.0 in	About 60 miles from Knoxville, TN
5:35 PM	0.88 in	About 5 miles from Amarillo, TX
5:37 PM	1.5 in	Near 41.99, -103.48, NE
5:41 PM	0.88 in	Near 37.56, -102.47, CO
5:44 PM	1.0 in	About 56 miles from Knoxville, TN
5:45 PM	0.88 in	About 13 miles from Nashville, TN
5:45 PM	2.75 in	Near 35.58, -88.82, TN
5:47 PM	1.75 in	About 33 miles from Amarillo, TX
5:50 PM	1.0 in	About 56 miles from Knoxville, TN
5:50 PM	1.0 in	About 12 miles from Nashville, TN
5:50 PM	1.75 in	About 19 miles from Greenville, SC
5:51 PM	0.88 in	About 7 miles from Amarillo, TX
5:51 PM	1.0 in	Near 37.56, -102.41, CO
5:51 PM	0.88 in	About 15 miles from Greenville, SC
5:52 PM	0.88 in	About 7 miles from Amarillo, TX
5:54 PM	1.75 in	Near 35.05, -83.82, NC
5:57 PM	0.75 in	About 23 miles from Greenville, SC
6:00 PM	1.0 in	About 10 miles from Greenville, SC
6:00 PM	0.75 in	Near 35.44, -88.64, TN
6:02 PM	1.75 in	In Asheville, NC
6:04 PM	1.75 in	About 23 miles from Chattanooga, TN
6:05 PM	1.0 in	About 9 miles from Greenville, SC
6:05 PM	1.0 in	Near 37.30, -81.34, VA
6:06 PM	1.0 in	Near 34.95, -83.76, GA
6:10 PM	2.0 in	About 23 miles from Chattanooga, TN
6:12 PM	1.0 in	About 15 miles from Nashville, TN
6:12 PM	0.75 in	Near 37.27, -81.22, WV
6:12 PM	0.88 in	Near 36.60, -102.12, OK
6:12 PM	1.25 in	About 29 miles from Chattanooga, TN
6:15 PM	1.0 in	About 9 miles from Greenville, SC
6:15 PM	1.0 in	Near 37.38, -81.67, WV
6:17 PM	1.75 in	Near 37.66, -102.27, CO
6:20 PM	1.0 in	About 18 miles from Nashville, TN
6:23 PM	1.5 in	About 10 miles from Amarillo, TX
6:24 PM	0.88 in	About 10 miles from Amarillo, TX
6:25 PM	1.0 in	About 21 miles from Nashville, TN
6:30 PM	1.0 in	About 10 miles from Greenville, SC
6:44 PM	1.0 in	About 26 miles from Asheville, NC
6:45 PM	1.0 in	Near 37.25, -81.45, VA
6:50 PM	0.75 in	About 25 miles from Nashville, TN
6:53 PM	0.75 in	Near 37.00, -101.89, KS
6:55 PM	1.0 in	Near 37.00, -101.89, KS
6:55 PM	1.0 in	Near 36.91, -101.84, OK
6:56 PM	1.5 in	About 41 miles from Roanoke, VA
6:59 PM	1.25 in	About 13 miles from Nashville, TN
7:00 PM	1.75 in	Near 37.05, -101.90, KS
7:01 PM	1.5 in	About 17 miles from Amarillo, TX
7:05 PM	1.5 in	Near 37.10, -102.58, CO
7:11 PM	1.0 in	About 19 miles from Nashville, TN
7:11 PM	1.75 in	About 19 miles from Nashville, TN
7:13 PM	1.0 in	About 20 miles from Hagerstown, MD
7:15 PM	0.88 in	About 18 miles from Asheville, NC
7:19 PM	1.0 in	About 20 miles from Amarillo, TX
7:20 PM	1.0 in	About 17 miles from Hagerstown, MD
7:20 PM	1.75 in	Near 37.27, -101.78, KS
7:24 PM	1.0 in	Near 37.68, -101.90, KS
7:25 PM	1.0 in	About 13 miles from Hagerstown, MD
7:30 PM	0.88 in	About 3 miles from Nashville, TN
7:30 PM	1.75 in	About 13 miles from Asheville, NC
7:35 PM	1.0 in	Near 35.09, -84.03, NC
7:36 PM	1.0 in	About 41 miles from Greenville, SC
7:39 PM	1.0 in	About 4 miles from Nashville, TN
7:43 PM	1.0 in	About 36 miles from Greenville, SC
7:44 PM	0.75 in	About 16 miles from Asheville, NC
7:45 PM	1.0 in	Near 37.55, -101.53, KS
7:47 PM	2.75 in	Near 37.56, -101.56, KS
7:49 PM	0.88 in	Near 37.58, -101.51, KS
7:50 PM	0.88 in	Near 37.58, -101.51, KS
7:52 PM	1.75 in	About 35 miles from Greenville, SC
7:55 PM	1.0 in	Near 37.57, -102.38, CO
7:59 PM	1.25 in	About 44 miles from Greenville, SC
8:10 PM	0.75 in	About 37 miles from Greenville, SC
8:31 PM	1.0 in	Near 38.12, -102.26, CO
8:38 PM	0.88 in	About 33 miles from Fayetteville, NC
9:02 PM	0.75 in	Near 38.30, -101.99, KS
11:15 PM	0.88 in	Near 36.73, -102.80, OK
2:54 AM	0.88 in	Near 38.58, -102.44, CO
6:40 AM	1.0 in	Near 38.99, -100.02, KS
6:46 AM	0.88 in	Near 39.13, -99.96, KS

Time	Gust	Where
7:00 AM	58 mph	About 36 miles from Asheville, NC
7:00 AM	58 mph	About 27 miles from Kingsport, TN
7:20 AM	58 mph	About 17 miles from Kingsport, TN
7:22 AM	63 mph	About 25 miles from Asheville, NC
7:22 AM	63 mph	About 25 miles from Asheville, NC
7:26 AM	63 mph	About 48 miles from Knoxville, TN
7:30 AM	58 mph	About 3 miles from Asheville, NC
7:48 AM	58 mph	About 27 miles from Asheville, NC
7:48 AM	58 mph	About 20 miles from Asheville, NC
4:15 PM	81 mph	Near 46.93, -113.96, MT
4:40 PM	59 mph	About 2 miles from Amarillo, TX
4:40 PM	60 mph	Near 36.99, -84.60, KY

Show all 31 wind reports

Time	Gust	Where
4:40 PM	60 mph	Near 37.01, -84.31, KY
4:51 PM	60 mph	About 43 miles from Nashville, TN
4:52 PM	60 mph	Near 36.81, -84.96, KY
5:05 PM	64 mph	About 12 miles from Amarillo, TX
5:05 PM	92 mph	Near 46.87, -113.99, MT
5:15 PM	60 mph	About 16 miles from Amarillo, TX
5:17 PM	69 mph	About 14 miles from Amarillo, TX
5:20 PM	60 mph	About 7 miles from Amarillo, TX
5:26 PM	60 mph	About 12 miles from Amarillo, TX
5:28 PM	58 mph	About 24 miles from Greenville, SC
5:30 PM	74 mph	Near 39.27, -108.94, CO
5:35 PM	64 mph	About 12 miles from Amarillo, TX
5:44 PM	66 mph	Near 39.60, -108.80, CO
5:50 PM	70 mph	About 32 miles from Amarillo, TX
6:15 PM	60 mph	About 33 miles from Amarillo, TX
6:15 PM	60 mph	Near 39.09, -108.65, CO
6:45 PM	63 mph	About 28 miles from Knoxville, TN
7:37 PM	58 mph	About 20 miles from Hagerstown, MD
1:26 AM	62 mph	Near 39.32, -102.28, CO

By state

State	Reports	Hail	Wind	Tornado
Tennessee	40	33	5	2
North Carolina	38	32	6	0
Kentucky	23	20	3	0
South Carolina	23	22	1	0
Texas	22	13	9	0
Colorado	18	8	4	6
Kansas	13	13	0	0
West Virginia	11	11	0	0
Georgia	5	5	0	0
Pennsylvania	4	3	1	0
Oklahoma	3	3	0	0
Montana	2	0	2	0
Ohio	2	2	0	0
Virginia	2	2	0	0
Nebraska	1	1	0	0

Cities with reports nearby

Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.

City	Largest hail	Highest gust
Asheville, NC	1.75 in	58 mph
Amarillo, TX	1.5 in	69 mph
Nashville, TN	1.25 in	None
Greenville, SC	1.0 in	None
Hagerstown, MD	1.0 in	None
Hickory, NC	0.75 in	None

Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.